In the third quarter, 44.9% of the firms surveyed said that they eye a rise in new orders (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Up to 85% of enterprises in the processing-manufacturing and construction sectors expectedbetter and stable business situation in the third quarter of this year, whileonly 15% predicted that the situation may be tougher, according to a surveyconducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The survey also found that for in the third quarter, 44.9% of the firms surveyed said that they eye a rise in new orders, while 13.8% forecast a decrease. The order balanceindicator in the non-State sector is 31.6%, while that in the FDI sector is 30.8% and in State-ownedsector is 26.4%.
Meanwhile, in the third quarter, 20.2% of enterprises expected a rise in the number of their employees, while 9.3% forecast a fall.
The GSO said that although business and productionhave recovered after the COVID-19 pandemic with a high demand for production andconstruction materials, domestic steel has surged due to China’s decrease of production and export.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Meanwhile, petroleum price rise has led to an increase inthe prices of other construction materials, directly impacting the cost of projects.
The GSO advised the Government to apply more drastic measuresto stabilise the input material prices for the construction sector, while rollingout solutions to speed up construction projects, and creating favourableconditions for businesses to access capital from the State budget.
GSO’s quarterly production and business prospect survey covers6,500 enterprises in the processing and manufacturing industries and 6,799enterprises in the construction industry. In the second quarter, the surveyreceived response from 5,635 processing-manufacturing firms and 6,315construction companies./.
